The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13
LamOille County.


THIS town had big time on the Fourth,
celebrating national independence and her
own centennial on the same day. There
was a large crowd, including Grand Army
posts from all over the county and other
organizations of more or less prominence.
Colonel Sawyer was president of the day.
There was a long and varied programme,
which took in parade that looked finely;
horribles of the most horrible sort; bands
and bands, including Swanton's cornet
band; historic paper by Colonel Sawyer
poem by Mrs. Parker; an address by Con-
gresham Stewart; remarks by Judge
Powers, Hon. w. g. Ferrin, Lieutenant
governor Fuller, Ex-Governor Hendee, Hon.
p. X. Gleed, Hon. G. p. Hogan, John c..
Burke and others, and other features of
particular interest on such day, including
banquet Considerable interest was taken
in the various athletic sports-iumping
throwing ball, etc, and the tug of war ="
between Gilmore and Waterville, Wolcott
and Johnson, Belvidere and Eden and
Morristown and Johnson, the winners be-
ing Waterville, johnson and Eden. After
several of these contests between towns
the johnson boys were declared the victors.
A Lighthouse had been erected on or near the
site of the first dwelling in town, and in
this primitive structure committee on relics
had succeeded in gathering for exhibition a
very large quantity of antiques. There was
the original charter and early records
of the town, old deeds and mortgages,
those written by clown and proprie-
tors clerk" Aaron Keller being in a
notably handsome hand. An old tlax-wheel,
at which a spinster sat spinning flax, was
the center of attraction to every new set of
arrivals. There were also chair brought
over in the Mayhower," a family Bible
one hundred twenty-three years old, writ
ing-desk two hundred years old and din
ner-bell four hundred years old. In the
morning the graves of Captain John Nc
Il =, Erut - . nd
Captain Jedediah Hyde, to whom the town
was originally chartered, were decorated by
Grand Army posts. The celebration of the
day closed with a display of fireworks in
the evening. Very little drunkenness was
seen and no accident of any kind occurred
to mar the pleasure of the occasion. Every
store and business place, with one or two
exceptions, was decorated, and very many
private dwellings were trimmed with flags
and banners. - The stock-train which
passes here about two o'clock Monday
mornings collided with the cars standing on
the side-track, throwing the cars off one
side of the track and the engine the other
Trains were delayed until noon, when the
track was cleared. - Carol Lilley, who
has been at Conway Springs, Kan, for the
last two years, has sold out his livery bust.
ness there and returned to this town. He
arrived here July LIST.
Morrisville.
A LARGE number from this town attended
the Fourth of July celebration at Hyde
Park. - Our people were again consider
ably stirred up in relation to the question OF
protection against fire by slight blaze a,
the house of S. Howard the other evening
- New potatoes and green peas are the
order of the day. - j. G. Robinson, ex
postmaster, goes this week to visit his SOL
in Stanstead, p. q. j. A. Robinson goes tC
Woodsville and f. p. Robinson to Bethle
| hem n. H., to remain few weeks. -
| The vacation season brings many familiar
faces to town, among them Will Choat
Albert Huse, the Misses Hattie and Jennie
Hckok, Weld Terrill of Connecticut and the
children of Mr.. Booth of Mortified; alsC
Mrs. Smith, formerly Emma Gates, of Wells
River. - Much-needed repairs have beer
commenced on the abutments of the railroad
bridge. - So much lumber and pulp ar,
| being drawn to this station it is very diff
cult to get cars to accommodate the traffic.